Summary: Snippets from The Pogues’ WhatsApp messages. John B, Kie and Pope continue to plot how to get JJ and the reader together, while JJ and the reader continue to be oblivious.
(Implied future Kie/Pope. Implied future JJ/Reader. This is set in a slight AU – the reader has always been one of the Pogues and none of the events of season 1 have taken place.)
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the Outer Banks characters or settings.
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WhatsApp chat between you and JJ
JJ: I bet I can get you to say red
You: Dude, it’s 6am
JJ: Bet you I can
You: I only have one eye open
JJ: Chicken
You: Fine
JJ: What color is the sky?
You: Blue
JJ What color is the grass?
You: Green
JJ: But what color is the sky?
You: How high are you right now?
JJ: Waiting
You: Still blue
JJ: Ha! Got you
You: No J, you said red
JJ: BOOM!
JJ: And there it is ladies and gentlemen
You: …
You: Okay, that was actually quite good
JJ: hahahaha
JJ: The upside of everyone assuming you’re dumb
JJ: When you’re actually a piesic wizard
You: Yeah, you only had to text me at stupid o’clock before my first coffee to catch me out
You: Also, piesic?
JJ: Yeah, you know, the mental ninjas
You: Do you mean psychic?
JJ: Yeah! The guys with the leather couches, tell me about your childhood, is this your card guys. But with fewer magical rabbits and more brain cunning
You: I think you might be mixing up psychologists and psychiatrists with magicians
You: Sigmund Copperfield rising up like Frankenstein’s creature from the marshes of the OBX
JJ: That’s such a piesic wizard kind of name
You: I really need coffee rn
You: (replying to “The upside of everyone assuming you’re dumb”) Also, for the record, despite the direction this convo went, I don’t think you’re dumb
JJ: Me neither, although I think the rest of the world disagrees with us
You: That’s just the overwhelming majority of all life on earth.
You: What do they know?!
JJ: Obviously
JJ: Anyway, hurry up and get showered sleeping beauty, I’m coming over to copy your math homework before first period
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The Pogues WhatsApp Group Chat
You: Who wants to hang tonight? I’m thinking B-list movie marathon
JJ: CHUD!
Pope: No CHUD
JJ: Did you even watch the trailer?
Pope: Yes, that’s why I say no CHUD
JJ: I don’t believe you, I’m sending the link again
JJ sends link to group
Kie: Sorry guys, can’t tonight, promised I’d help my dad out
John B: Heads up, I only have beans, Fruit Loops and hot sauce in, so if we’re marathoning at the Chateau it’s going to be BYO snack food
You: (replying to “Did you even watch the trailer?”) My favourite bit is where they say CHUD.
JJ: lmao
Pope: Actually guys, think I’m going to work on my scholarship essay tonight
You: Boo! When you could be CHUD-ing it up with us
Pope: Tempting, but I’ll pass
John B: Hang on, what are we watching again??
You: CHUD!
JJ: CHUD!
John B: Oh yeah, forgot for a sec… not!
John B: Shall we swing by for snacks on the way back then guys?
JJ: Can’t
You: Detention
Kie: What, both of you?
JJ: Yeah.
You: Who knew taking off your shirt and yelling “Come at be bro” would be considered disruptive for other students, even if it was to demonstrate the answer to the age old question: What Would Macbeth Do?
Kie: Oh, JJ
JJ: No. Not “Oh, JJ”
Kie: What?!
You: Don’t try and take the high road J, wolf whistling, then chanting “Burn the hubbling bubbling witch” while spinning round on a swivel chair is also disruptive.
JJ: And enabling behaviour, apparently.
John B: Aren’t you guys doing Wuthering Heights?
You: Technicality
JJ: But feel free to go ahead and get us snacks though, dude
You: I’ll have Twizzlers!
JJ: Milk Duds!
Pope: You both really do bring out the best in each other.
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WhatsApp chat between you and JJ
JJ: Did you see, as soon as Kie said she wasn’t coming, Pope bailed
You: Yeah, like I said, obvious much
JJ: Where are you?
You: On my way, just have to stop by my locker
JJ: Cool, bring your ruler
You: Y?
JJ: I have rubber bands and an idea
JJ: Also, hurry up, we’ve got the Bunsen burners out today – I bet I can hold my hand in the yellow flame for longer than you
You: You’re on
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Project Earplugs Group Chat
John B: Thanks for that guys. Now it’s just me left with the pair of them tonight
John B: Third wheel in my own house
Kie: Yeah, have fun with that!
Pope: When I’m having a break from the essay I’ll try and do a bit of strategy research. We need to get cracking with this plan
Kie: Looks who’s into the idea all of a sudden
Pope: I was never not into it
Pope: I just think we need to give it some real thought first
John B: I just think the sooner they get together, the sooner they can channel all that energy and UST into other activities. Like resolving the ST. Rather than whatever happened in English today.
Kie: That was some level 10 chaotic energy
Pope: And it’s probably only going to get worse before it gets better
John B: I’ll text you any updates tonight
Pope: Joy, I definitely won’t put my phone on silent
